General Muslim Customs and Traditions

We rely on our phones to process and store reams of personal digital data.

Our digital activities -- from check-in,g bank balances to paying for a product with a tap of the screen, to send friends and family messages over social media, to accessing work emails remotely -- have turned our phones into a goldmine of personal information.

It's likely that by 2020, there will be more than 6 billion smartphone users in the world.

How secure is your mobile device? It's easy to forget that your mobile phone is essentially a pocket-sized computer and that, just as with any device that can connect to the Internet, mobile phones are at risk of a cyber attack.

The good news is that mobile malware is still relatively uncommon, with the total rate of infections standing at 8 percent. Mobile malware is outnumbered by PC attacks 40-1, as mobiles operate on far more customized systems, and malware must be tailored to a specific system.

However, mobile malware has been increasing at an alarming rate. There was a27 percent increase in new mobile malware in the last quarter of 2017, according to McAfee.

Securing your mobile phone should be a top priority, both for personal and business use.